24 hours in pictures : June 27 2007

London, England: Tony Blair leaves 10 Downing Street for the Houses of Parliment Photograph: Bruno Vincent/Getty

Kabul, Afghanistan: Officials watch as seized opium goes up in flames during an official ceremony Photograph: Massoud Hossaini/AFP

Gaza City: Hamas militants stand guard in the street in the al-Shejaeiya area during an Israeli raid Photograph: Mohammed Saber/EPA

Baghdad, Iraq: US staff sergeant Jeremiyah Britton tries to keep order as an Iraqi Army soldier hands out humanitarian relief packages Photograph: Chris Hondros/Getty

Boromata, Central African Republic: Two young women speak of the trauma of being raped by armed rebels Photograph: Pierre Holtz/EPA

Dili, East Timor: Refugee children watch an election campaign rally near their camp Photograph: Jewel Samad/AFP

Cairo, Egypt: A female mummy identified as Egypt's most powerful female ruler, Queen Hatshepsut Photograph: AFP

San Cristobal, Venezuela: Final preparations for the inaugural ceremony at the Pueblo Nuevo stadium for the Copa America 2007 football tournament Photograph: Chico Sanchez/EPA

Wimbledon, England: Strawberries on sale during day three of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships Photograph: Julian Finney/Getty

Broadwas, England: Sheep stranded in their flooded field next to the River Teme Photograph: David Davies/PA

Tokyo, Japan: A girl watches an ultra-high resolution digital film during a Sony press preview Photograph: Yoshikazu Tsuno/AFP

California, US: Firefighters continue to battle a 2,700 acre wildfire near Lake Tahoe that has destroyed 200 homes. The fire is now 40% contained Photograph: Julian Sullivan/Getty

Sydney, Australia: A visitor has a close encounter with a Ulysses butterfly at Wildlife World Photograph: Dean Lewins/EPA